ZAGG announced a new materials partnership with Eastman to incorporate Tritan Renew copolyester into ZAGG's Gear4 protective smartphone cases. Employing a revolutionary, material-to-material molecular recycling technology, Tritan Renew from Eastman offers recycled content* and reduces the use of fossil-based resources. The partnership with Eastman will allow ZAGG to offer select cases that are more sustainable with Tritan Renew which contains 50% certified recycled content while delivering the same durability and quality for which ZAGG is known.
During fiscal year 2021, ZAGG's efforts have helped divert 60 tons of plastic waste from landfills or the ocean, the equivalent of 5.86 million water bottles, and have reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 51 metric tons compared to processes using fossil-based resources. Eastman's molecular recycling technology breaks down plastic waste into fundamental building blocks to create new materials. By replacing traditional fossil feedstocks with hard-to-recycle plastic, molecular recycling diverts plastic waste from landfills and incinerators or from becoming litter in the ocean.